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About Chakarway Village

Chakarway is a small village in Kasdol tehsil, in the district of Raipur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 374, made up of 186 males and 188 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,011 females per 1000 males. The village covers 137.09 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 493335, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chakarway Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chakarway village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Raipur
Tehsil Kasdol
Pincode 493335
Area (hectares) 137.09 hectares
Population 374
Male Population 186
Female Population 188
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,011
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chakarway compares

By the 2011 count Chakarway is the 133rd largest of the 196 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 929 residents. Its 137.09 hectares work out to about 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1024.

Getting to Chakarway

Chakarway is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Chakarway as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Chakarway from other places

Chakarway lies about 90 km from Raipur, and the nearest railway station is Nipania, about 44 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Chakarway
Tehsil headquarters Kasdol 2.2 km
Nearest town Baloda Bāzār 26 km
Nearest railway station Nipania 44 km
District headquarters Raipur 90 km

Villages closest to Chakarway

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Kasdol tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Chakarway

As per the Census of India 2011, Chakarway village had a population of 374. That makes it the 133rd largest of the 196 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 929 residents.

Chakarway village has 186 males and 188 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chakarway has about 1011 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1024.

The pincode recorded for Chakarway is 493335. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chakarway covers 137.09 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chakarway falls under Kasdol tehsil of Raipur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Chakarway is Nipania, about 44 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available and private bus service as Available within village for Chakarway.

Chakarway is about 90 km from Raipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chakarway is in Kasdol tehsil of Raipur district. Kasdol is about 2.2 km away. Baloda Bāzār is about 26 km away. Nipania is about 44 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Darra (1.5 km), Semara (2.2 km) and Semariya (2.2 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Chakarway today is likely to be higher.

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